Althouse: Goodbye to Jan Hooks.

९ ऑक्टोबर, २०१४

Goodbye to Jan Hooks.

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Jan Hooks died today. She was 57.

१९ टिप्पण्या:

Michael K म्हणाले...: Didn't know who she was.

More Ebola patients.

A massacre of Kurds coming thanks to the Turks and Obama. A bigger deal to me. Around 400,000.; ९/१०/१४, ६:४७ PM
Patrick म्हणाले...: Missed the part when he calls her "Uncle Fester." Damn funny skit. RIP, PHil Hartman too, although he's been gone a long time.; ९/१०/१४, ७:०० PM
Kelly म्हणाले...: Loved her as a Sweeney sister. Back when I watched snl faithfully.; ९/१०/१४, ७:०६ PM
Robert Cook म्हणाले...: What a shame. She was so good...and so undervalued. As with so many of her female colleagues who burned bright on SNL, her career seemed to fizzle after she left.; ९/१०/१४, ७:०७ PM
LordSomber म्हणाले...: Sad. I remember her on the Bill Tush show on WTCG (later TBS) in Atlanta in the '80's.; ९/१०/१४, ७:३६ PM
Mr. D म्हणाले...: That's the bit I remember. She absolutely nailed Sinead O'Connor. RIP.; ९/१०/१४, ७:३६ PM
edutcher म्हणाले...: Her timing was impeccable and she was a mistress of dialect.

She did an SNL opening bit with Chuck Heston (and Hartman, of course) lampooning Oral Roberts' Prayer Tower that was a classic and a 5 minute scream.

A shame she didn't have more success.; ९/१०/१४, ७:४२ PM
Julie C म्हणाले...: She was also very funny on 30 Rock.; ९/१०/१४, ७:४४ PM
LordSomber म्हणाले...: Over 30 years later, this clip still makes me laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdspNP5Vweo; ९/१०/१४, ८:१० PM
rcommal म्हणाले...: Too soon.; ९/१०/१४, ८:३८ PM
Babaluigi म्हणाले...: Yup, she was funny on Tush, and it was good to see her propelled onto the national scene on SNL. She had a lot of talent, and good timing and delivery. Her impersonations were as good as they come.

I guess I had stopped watching Designing Women (and most but a few other shows) by the time she was on, and I have only seen 30Rock on the occasional rerun...but I look forward to seeing her on there now..

RIP Jan, way too young...thanks for the laughs.; ९/१०/१४, ९:१२ PM
Wince म्हणाले...: She was survived by her four "wonderfully strapping young boys": Morgan, Mason, Matthew and Modine.; ९/१०/१४, ९:३५ PM
I'm Full of Soup म्हणाले...: Julie- what did she play on 30 Rock? I think I have seen every episode but must have not recognized her.; ९/१०/१४, १०:४६ PM
Unknown म्हणाले...: i hadn't really heard of her, but i remember her from pee wee's big adventure. she taught us all that there's no basement in the alamo, ands she will be missed.

RIP; १०/१०/१४, १२:०५ AM
Known Unknown म्हणाले...: A really talented woman who probably deserved more opportunities. RIP.; १०/१०/१४, ७:५४ AM
Robert Cook म्हणाले...: @AJ Lynch:

She had only a "recurring" role, (irregular) and played the white trash mother of diva Jenna Maroney, (played by Jane Krakowski). Hooks wasn't on every week, or even very often; she would appear every now and again for brief arcs of 2 shows or 3, bedeviling Jenna, exacerbating her daughter's neuroses and insecurities.; १०/१०/१४, ८:०० AM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: I never found her especially funny, but anytime a comedian dies is a moment we all do, a little,....; १०/१०/१४, २:११ PM
CatherineM म्हणाले...: Jan Hooks - https://screen.yahoo.com/brenda-waitress-000000407.html

Brilliant.

Watch the clip Under rated. All the attention paid to talentless Gwyneth should be paid to women like Jan.

Really really sad about this. Wasted (by Hollywood, etc) talent.

RIP Jan.; ११/१०/१४, ४:५० AM
CatherineM म्हणाले...: she also did a great Hillary..Diane Sawyer...so sad; ११/१०/१४, ४:५६ AM